The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04

Southern Europe nsdIy Shaker ~ Earth
Quake-Nush Damage Done "a Property
and many Lives lost-The Casualties -
Cerro. IN the Mediterranean. simply APP
palling.
Roxr, Feb. 23-Two shocks OF earth
quake occurred a. Nice ~ six o'clock this
morning. Tho shocks were very pro-
nounccd. buildings were rocked 10 and
fro, walls cracked n some tenement
houses or weak construction were throw
down. The shocks caused the utmost
CONSERVATION among tho people, who led
into the streets. invoking Divine assist
ance and protection Many threw thcm-
selves on their knees and prayed fcrvcnt-
~ that they might be spared. A num-
Der OF people were injured. Shocks were
also felt IN Monte Carlo, Monaco, and as
far a. Genoa. In Monaco tho shocks were
very severe, and huge masses OF rocks
were precipitated into tho sea from the
overhanging ellis on the coast. People
visiting at Nice are fleeing the place In
terror. The Prince Of Wales, who has
been sojourning ut Nice, Is safe at
Cannes, having left the former place .
few days ago.
NAM CASUALTIES
ROME, Feb. % .-Many casualties are re-
ported from Nice. The residents are
panic striken and have abandoned thcir
dwellings. The streets are crowded with
people who are iocking to the parks and
open spaces with q view to safety. Camps
have already been pitched in many places.
Tn railway stations are thronged with
people, who have beer visiting here and
are nxiou 70 leave the city. Two houses
and the Maison Bourkc have already fallen
and many others are 80 injured that an
other shock would certainly cause their
utter destruction. Three persons are
known 70 be buried In the ruins Of tho
Maison Bourke.
From Marseilles q report comes Of in
earthquake occurring there, which was
violent enough TO crack the walls Of sew.
cral buildings and throw the residents
into q state Of frenzy.
At Lcghorn, Milan and in many places
in the provinces Of Geneva shocks were
also felt, badly frightening the inhabit-
tants. No other damage Is reported. The
telegraph wires are working badly, and
only meagre accounts have so far been re-
ceived. All the shocks occurred this
morning.
LArKR ACCOUNTS
from Nice say that the Riviera was
crammed with English and AM ricar
notables and participators in the last car
nival ball Of the season, en- route TO their
homes. When the first shock occurred, the
majority Of them were terror stricken and
rushed TO open places 70 be out Of the way
OF falling walls.
THE QUEENS ANXIETY.
Queen Victoria this morning t~elegraphed
an anxious inquiry TO the Prince Of Wales
at Cannes TO be l~cassured that his Royal
Highness had NOT been injured, and in
forming him that the Government request
ed him to return home at once. so as TO
allay the anxiety Of the people regarding
his safety.
At Savonna many houses were wrecked
and eleven persons killed.
TnE QUAKE \ y FRANCE.
PARIS, Feb. 23-Two violent earthquake
shocks were felt at Toulon and three 1t
Cannes. The irst Of the seismatic shocks
at the latter place was very violent, and
lasted fully q minute The others were
lighter. The people became panic-strick-
en- and rushed 20 the seashore. Forum
atelv nobody was hurt.
THREE LIVES LOST AT cERRo-
OTHER CASUALTIES.
LONDON. Feb. M-Further details OF the
earthquakes on that part Of the northern
@A'I Va ~ @ASulttIA 4At0M AnNNA a. huG
Rivera al Genoa, the eastern part Of
which Is called the Rivera Divantc. and
the western portion the Rivera di Pom
ente, show hat the disaster was more
extensive and destructive to life and
property than first reports indicated. At
Cerro. q small town In Diano Marine.
many houses were ovcrthrown and three
hundred persons buried In the ruins,
none Of whom q be extricated
| alive. Besides these many others were
injured by falling bricks and stones, some
probably fatally. Railway trafic west Of
| Sa-cra is entirely suspended, the tracks
In many places being thrown out Of place
or engulfed. The prisoners in the Gov
ernmcnt jail at Finale Borgo became pan
ic-strickcn during the prevalence OF the
shocks and made furious attempts toes
4 cape. They were overpowcret by the
I guards and finally quieted-
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION or LfYE AND
PROPERTY.
RoNE. Feb. 24-Thc earthquake devas-
tated the Rivera. Several houses were
destroyed At Noli Fifteen people were
killed and thirty wounded. Al Oncglia. a
number OF people were killed and hun
dreds were wounded. Onc-third OF the
town or Diano Marine destroyed.
An Inssne Preacher and IIis Pistol.